Who regulates Ontario Gambling?
Legal Online Poker Makes Debut in Ontario April 4thLand-based gambling is regulated in the province by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG), – responsible for overseeing the province’s lotteries, commercial casinos, charity and Aboriginal casinos, & track slot machines.
When will online poker go live?
Legal Online Poker Makes Debut in Ontario April 4th in 2021. Applicants could apply for licenses online, needing to get their applications approved and Operating Agreements executed ahead of launch.In March, private gambling operators may begin testing their online systems, on April 4th, 2022, they can begin to offer their products and services to Ontario residents.
Poker rooms in the state will be segregated from global player pools initially, however it is possible that gambling operators will allow liquidity sharing with rest-of-the-world player pools, including the rest of Canada. The U.S employs such an agreement – the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA) which enables multi-jurisdiction compacts between the states of New Jersey, Nevada, and Delaware.
In Europe a pool-sharing agreement is in place between Spain, Italy, and Portugal.
Which Poker sites will offer legal online poker in Ontario?
The most likely candidates are: PokerStars, BetMGM, GGPoker, PartyPoker, and 888poker, and perhaps WSOP.com
